Drink Recipes

I wasn’t trying to crash a party, honestly. I’d stopped by my neighbor Diane’s place on a snowy December 30th to return her slow cooker—the … Read more

There used to be a tiny wine bar tucked behind a vintage bookstore in Portland called “The Gilded Thistle” that made a pomegranate sparkler I … Read more

I was standing in the spice aisle of our local grocery store last November, staring at a jar of whole cloves, when the smell hit … Read more

My neighbor, Rosa, had claimed for years that she hated hot chocolate. “Too sweet,” she’d say with a wave of her hand every winter when … Read more

The holiday party was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing those fancy homemade eggnogs that take three days—you know, … Read more

There used to be this little coffee shop tucked into a brick building on Main Street in my town—the kind of place with mismatched armchairs … Read more

I wasn’t expecting cocktail advice from a guy named Earl who installs gutters for a living, but there I was, standing in the middle of … Read more

This was supposed to be a quiet night in. I had planned a simple pasta dinner, a glass of red wine, and maybe an early … Read more

A friend asked me why I couldn’t just mix the cranberry juice with the orange soda and call it a day. I started to explain … Read more

Julie wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by her place last December to pick up a board game she was lending me, and the … Read more